Garment sample



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UNITED STATES PATENT Orrren.

HENRY LEISER, OF CINCINNATI, OHIO.

GARM ENT SAMPLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 237,760, dated February 15, 1881.

' Application filed August 7, 1879.

or fragments being made in such a manner as to answer every purpose of an entire garment.

My improvement is a new artic e of manufacture for indicating the cut and style of a garment, and is used for advertising purposes, consisting of a flat finished sample profile having a curved recess or cut-away for the passage of the arm, as hereinafter described.

In order that the invention may be fully understood, I will proceed to describe it with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a front view of my improved profile sample of a garment. Fig. 2 is a rear View.

The drawings represent a profile of a coat, indicating the cut and style of the whole garment.

at is a curved recess or cut-away for insertin g the arm, leaving shoulder and side projections. 1) c, to lie over and under the arm, which is received edgewise of the profile, the parts I) 0 being disconnected, as shown at d.

It will be observed that the cut or style is clearly shown, also the form of buttons, the position of the pcckets, the stitching, and the lining, so that the purchaser is shown a suffi- 'ciently large portion or sample of the garment for him to tell precisely what the goods will be when delivered, if in keeping with the sampie; or the purchaser can by the sample indicate any desired changes. The salesman,in exhibiting a sample such as is represented in the drawings, merely places it on his side or on the dummy, with his or the dummys arm passed sidewise into the recess made therefor. The purchaser sees immediately the front of the coat,including the waist, skirt, and half the collar; also the pockets and buttons belonging to that part, and by turning back a portion will readily see the style of and quality of lining. This is considerably less than half a coat, and yet fully represents what a whole coat. would be. It saves at least three-fourths of the material heretofore used for the purpose, is easily packed because fiat, and costs less in shipping charges. As it is flat, itis not liable to be crumpled and put out of shape or get creased, and consequently saves re-ironing and repressing. A great saving of time is effected in exhibiting this sample, as an entire garment does not have to be put on or taken off. As not more than one specimen of cloth is put into the sample, it can be utilized in making up a whole garment.

It will. be observed that the arm does not have to be passed through an armhole, butis received through the entrance 01, thus preventin g the necessary wear incident to passing the arm through a hole, as heretofore.

Having thus described my invention, the following is what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent:

to inclose the arm, substantially as described and shown.

HENRY LEISER.

Attest:

J AS. BROWN, J AOOB KRUMMEL. 

